Romanticism Flashcards
When was the Rise of American Romanticism?
1800.
When was Transcendental Influence?
1830s-1850s.
What happened in 1850-1859?
Slavery Issues.
What is romanticism?
When feeling and intuition are valued over reason.
What was important about the Fireside Poets?
They were the most popular poets America ever produced, it was to read at home (fireside) and in the classroom, it was memorized and recited for years, and it had comforting topics rather than challenging topics.
What was important about Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
He was the most popular American poet in the 19th century.
What was important about William Cullen Bryant?
He wrote “Thanatopsis”.
What did Ralph Waldo Emerson write?
“Self Reliance” and “Nature”.
What did Henry David Thoreau write?
“Civil Disobedience”.
What was Transcendentalism?
It was strongly influenced by Deism, and “to transcend” is to move from the rational to a spiritual realm.
What did Nathaniel Hawthorne write?
“The Scarlett Letter”.
